Category Archives: Past Tense
Past Tense podcast with Adam Arenson, part 2
This episode of the Making History podcast is the second half of Adam Arenson’s talk at the Past Tense seminar, “This is Not How My Book Starts: Looking Back at Writing and Framing.” Adam is the author of The Great … Continue reading
Past Tense podcast with Adam Arenson, part 1
This episode of the Making History podcast is the first half of Adam Arenson’s talk at the Past Tense seminar, “This is Not How My Book Starts: Looking Back at Writing and Framing.” Adam is the author of The Great … Continue reading
Past Tense podcast: Miriam Pawel
The latest podcast is now out! This episode features journalist-historian Miriam Pawel, speaking at the Past Tense seminar at the Huntington Library. Subscribe the the Making History Podcast
Past Tense Seminar: 2011-12 Dates and 2010-11 Podcasts
The 2011-2012 schedule for the Past Tense seminar is in the works; we have dates, listed below, and we are discussing logistics with our speakers. Our new time is Fridays at noon, so we can have lunch and discuss our … Continue reading
Past Tense April 21: The Journalist as Historian
Please join us for our last event of the academic year on Thursday, April 21, 7:00pm, in the Huntington Library’s Overseers’ Room, for: “The Journalist as Historian” Miriam Pawel spent twenty-five years working for Newsday and the Los Angeles Times. She … Continue reading
Upcoming Schedule for the Past Tense Lectures at the Huntington Library
In collaboration with the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute and the USC-Huntington Institute on California and the West, we are happy to announce the schedule for the Past Tense seminar. These gatherings focus on the craft of writing history — … Continue reading
Event: Past Tense seminar with Tara Nummedal, Dec 6th
Narrating the Impossible: A Tale of a Sixteenth-Century Alchemist Tara Nummedal, Brown University and Huntington Fellow Monday, December 6, 7-9 pm Overseer’s Room, Huntington Library To keep informed about Past Tense events, and to receive the pre-circulated papers, please join … Continue reading
Event: Past Tense with Daniel Richter, Nov 1st, 7pm, Huntington Library
Colonial Stories and a 21st Century Readership Dan Richter, University of Pennsylvania and Huntington Fellow Monday, November 1 7pm, Overseer’s Room Please RSVP to janaremyATgmailDOTcom to receive a copy of the pre-circulated paper
Past Tense with David Blight, Oct 5
“James Baldwin and the Civil War Centennial, Fifty Years Later” Tuesday, October 5, 7pm Huntington Library, Overseers Room You’re invited to join us for this Past Tense lecture with historian and Huntington Fellow David Blight.
Past Tense at the Huntington Library: Fall and Winter Schedule
In collaboration with the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute and the USC-Huntington Institute on California and the West, we are happy to announce the fall and winter schedule for the Past Tense seminar. These gatherings focus on the craft of … Continue reading
